By Michael Coughlin Jr. Over the last week or so, the fight to keep the Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center from shutting down has ramped up, and on Wednesday afternoon, those wanting to see the facility’s doors stay open may…
Month: April 2024
CAMH hosts Durkan for moderated discussion
By Michael Coughlin Jr. At its monthly meeting in March, the Community Alliance of Mission Hill (CAMH) had a special guest: City Councilor Sharon Durkan, who participated in a moderated discussion with the group that touched on several important topics…
Wu marks creation of new city planning department at West End ceremony
By Gazette Staff Standing behind the Last Tenement at 42 Lomasney Way – the only historic building from the old West End to survive urban renewal in that neighborhood – Mayor Michelle Wu signed an ordinance on Tuesday, April 2,…
Love Your Block
Boston gears up for neighborhood cleanups this weekend Special to the Gazette Neighborhood cleanups are planned for this weekend in April in several neighborhoods. “Love your Block cleanups are a perfect way to enjoy the upcoming spring weather while helping…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Courtney Wright Special to the Gazette Happy April, Mission Hill! There is a lot happening this month in the neighborhood and many exciting opportunities to come together in community as the weather (hopefully) gets nicer this spring. It’s hard…
Hill Happenings
At Mike’s Donuts, I often hear interesting tales, and I was all ears when my friend, Jim McGonagle, a former Mission Hill boxing great, reminisced about meeting Jim Thorpe in 1950 at Mechanics Hall. Mechanics Hall was a large auditorium…
J.P. Licks celebrates 25 years of coffee with an all-new birthday cake ice cream
J.P. Licks, Boston’s favorite ice cream shop is excited to announce its 25th anniversary year of roasting coffee. Fair Trade and Organic Certified coffee have been freshly micro-roasted from the Jamaica Plains headquarters since 1999, and J.P. Licks will be…
Watch the eclipse safely
With our area in the path of the solar eclipse this coming Monday (and with clear skies forecast), we urge any of our readers who are intent on watching the event to be sure to wear proper eyewear and to…
Flynn to hold hearing on ordinance to create an Office of Pest Control
Special to the Gazette Councilor Ed Flynn will be holding a hearing on his ordinance to create an Office of Pest Control in the City of Boston on Tuesday, April 9th, at 10am. This hearing will be the first step…
Wu proposes legislation to protect residential property owners
Mayor Michelle Wu announced that she will file a home rule petition that would protect residential property owners from a potentially dramatic increase in their property taxes due to declining commercial property values. The proposal would allow the City to…